Smoker&#39;s utensil



J. E. NEAHR pril 28, 1931.

SMOKER S UTENS IL Filed June 25. 1929 In uen far .6

I @li/tim f Afm/Hey Patented Apr. 28, 1931 NETE@ TTES JACOB E. NEAHR, OF SCARSDALE, NEW YORK SMOKER S UTENSIL Application led .Tune 25,

This invention relates to smokers utensils, and particularly to provision f or pinching cigars or cigarettes, and disposlng of ashes and dbris. v

One feature of the invention is the provision of a simple article of desk or table ornament, which may be readily saleable at a substantial price, but which can be manufactured at very low cost, and which will have eliicient provision therein for pinching cigars and possess other advantages desirable in smokers sets.

In the preferred form of the invention, an ash-receiver may be fabricated in the form of a simple bowl of ornate appearance, from the Hoor of which rises a hollow stem or trunk, which, in some cases, may be integral with the bowl. The top of the hollow trunk is broadened, and is surmounted by a cap, which not only serves as a top for the trunk, but also as a finger-piece, whereby the top may be lifted, thus making an opening into which the burned end of a cigar or cigarette may be thrust. Then the linger-piece may be pressed down to pinch the cigar between the sameand a pinching table, which is-arranged within the upper portion of the, hollow trunk, the latter Haring at its top to afford room for the pinching table. Said liftable top has a guiding shank or stem which extends down within the trunk, and which serves as a stop against which the burned end of the cigar or cigarette is thrust, thus positioning the same at the proper point for pinching. The pinching table has numerous perforations, through which the pinchedoff ashes may drop into the interior of the hollow trunk, which, althouogh slender, may have sufficient capacity to accommodate a great amount of ashes.

Upon removing the pinched cigar or cigarette, the top may be rotated, so as to scrape the ashes through the perforations in the. pinching table, so that they will .drop into the interior of the trunk.

It is also an aim of the invention to eliminate the great loss whichoccurs from burning cigars or cigarettes being laid carelessly upon a rest, so that they fall off therefrom and drop unnoticed upon an expensive table- 1929. Serial No. 373,645.

cloth or table-top, burning the same and thereby ruining it.

The top of the trunk is made of spheroidal formand provided with cigar-rests formed therein, preferably one crosswise of the other, thereby gaining the advantage that if the cigarette should fall o' from the rest, it will fall into the bowl and not outside thereof.

The pinching table is of substantially less diameter than the haring top of the main trunk, so as to leave an annular opening around the pinching table, out of which the accumulated ashes may be shaken when the bowl is tipped over.

The movable top may have a shallow brim, which, for neatness, may enclose the Haring top edge of the main trunk, thus giving the article a simple and neat appearance.

In one form of the invention, the main trunk may be made of metal, and have a post or bolt passing down through the bowl where it may be secured by a nut. In other forms of, the invention, the trunk may be made integral with the bowl.

Other features and advantages will hereinafter appear.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view, partly in section, of the-present invention in one form.

Figure 2 is a vertical section through the hollow central column or trunk. v

Figure 3 is a vertical section through the n ovel device, illustrating the pinching of a c1garette.

Figure 4 is a .perspective view of a perforated cigarette-pinching table or plate and the .internal post upon which it is mounted.

Figure is a perspective view showing the emptylng of ashes from the interior of the hollow trunk.

Figure 6 is a view showing the hollow trunk or column and the main bowl all made 1n one piece of glass or other molded ware.

Within a` bowl 10 of glass, ceramic wear, or the like, is erected a hollow central column or' trunk 11, whose base 12 is preferably bolted to the bottom 2O of the bowl by means of an internal post 13, having anV annular seat-ange 14, said post standing within the hollow 15 of the trunk or column, and said as a gage, and upon pressing knocked off from the rest,

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iange 14 fitting in said hollow and being drawn down upon the bottom of the hollow post at 16 by means of a nut 17, which is secured upon the threaded projecting lower end 18 of the post. rlhe post extends down through a hole 19 in the floor 2O of the bowl, and preferably is threaded into said opening 19. In this manner, the trunk 11 is rigidly supported within they bowl, which serves as a receiver for burned cigars and other dbris.

The ornamental quality of the novel device is enhanced by means of a cap 21 surmounting the trunk. This may be in the form of a circular disk having a spheroidal top surface and made of burnished brass or other attractive metal, and the top of said cap may be given a star-like ornamentation -by means of shallow crosssgrooves 22 formed therein. These cross-grooves may be used as cigar or cigarette rests, as at Figure 1. The cap 21 is sufiiciently small in diameter as to leave an abundance of space between its edge and the surrounding brim of the bowl, so that if a cigar should be accidentally it would fall within the bowl and not upon the table upon which the bowl rests, thus avoiding liability of burning or damage to an expensive 'table top or rug.

The trunk 11 may be made of a suitable height, preferably sufficient to bring the ornamental cap 21 a little above the surrounding edge of the bowl, as shown in Figure 6.

The principal use of this ornamental cap 21 is to serve as a cigar or cigarette extin- F or this purpose the cap servesvas the upper jaw of the extinguisher, and preferably is movable. It may be lifted from its normal position, and cigar may be inserted under` the same, that is, between said cap and the upper edge 23 of a hollow trunk. For guiding the cap 21, it is fixed upon the top of a central stem 24, which slides up and down in a central perforation 25 formed in the internal post 13, said stem rising above said post and being riveted at 2G to the center of the extinguisher table or plate, and being threaded at its lower end and provided with a flange in the form of a` nut 27 threaded thereon. By grasping the cap 21 it may be lifted, until a rubber washer 28, resting upon the nut 27, comes into contact with the to 29 of the hollow 30 provided in the bottom portion of the post 13.

When the cap is so drawn up, the burned end of a cigarette or cigar may be thrust under the cap until it comes to rest with its end against the central rod 24, which serves down the cap 21 the cigarette or cigar is extinguished. The cigar by this means is pressed down upon a plate or table 3l, which occupies a position within the top of the trunk 23, ,and is normally concealed, this plate 31 being foraminous or provided with numerous perforations 32, to permit the ashes to drop down within the hollow trunk 11, as at 33. Said pinching table 31 is riveted to the top of the fixed post 13, as at 34.

The cap 21 is of greater diameter than the brim 23 of the hollow trunk, soas to conceal the edge 23, and said cap may be provided in its bottom with an undercut circular groove 35, within which is received the top edge 23, so that the cap sets down over the edge of the brim 23. Said groove may be made wide, to give clearance for the pinched cigarette or cigar, and avoid cutting off the unburned end of the same.

At Figure 6, the trunk 36 is made in one piece with the bowl of molded wear, but in other respects may be the same as at Figure 3, in which the trunk 11 is formed of bronze or other ornamental metal.

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of the invention, and portions of the improvements may be used without others.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A smokers utensil including a bowl forming a main receptacle and having a floor, a hollow trunk rising from the floor of the bowl and open at its top, a cigar-pinching plate at the top of said trunk, and a cap mounted upon said trunk and movable to cooperate with said plate in pinching a cigar, said plate being foraminous to permit the pinched-off ashes to fall within the trunk.

2. A smokers utensil including a bowl forming a main receptacle and having a floor, a hollow trunk rising from the floor of the bowl and open at its top,y a cigar-pinching plate at the top of said trunk, and a cap mounted upon said trunk and movable to cooperate with said plate in pinching a cigar, said plate being foraminous to permit the pinched-oil' ashes to fall, and said cap be ing revoluble to scrape the ashes from the plate into the perforations through which Ik they may drop into the trunk.

3. A smokers utensil including a bowl forming a main receptacle and having a floor, a hollow trunk rising from the fioor of the bowl and open at its top, a cigar-pinching plate at the top of said trunk, and a cap mounted upon said trunk and movable to co-` operate with said plate in pinching a cigar, said plate being foraminous to permit the pinched-off ashes to fall within the trunk, said plate being of smaller diameter than said trunk, so as to leave an annular surrounding space through which the accumulation of ashes may be emptied from the trunk.

4. A smokers utensil including a bowl forming a main receptacle and having a-floor, a hollow trunk rising from the floor of the bowl and open at its top, a cigar-pinching plate at the top of said trunk, and a cap mounted upon said trunk and movable to cooperate with said plate in pinching a cigar, said plate being foraminous to permit the pinched-off ashes to fall within the trunk, said plate being of smaller diameter than ysaid trunk, so as to leave an annular surfall within the bowl.

5. A smokers utensil including a bowl forming a main receptacle and having a iioor, a hollow trunk rising from the yfloor of the bowl and open at its top, a cigar-pinching plate at the top of said trunk, a cap mounted upon said trunk and movable to cooperate with said plate in pinching a cigar, said cap having a guiding stem extending downwardly within the trunk, and means being provided to guide said stem; said stem serving as a stop against which the burned end of a cigar is thrust preparatory to pinching.

6. A smokers utensil including a bowl forming a main receptacle and having a floor, a hollow trunk rising from the floor of the bowl and open at its top, a cigar-pinching plate at the top of said' trunk, a cap mounted upon said trunk and movable to cooperate with said plate in pinching a cigar,

said caphaving a guiding stem extending "downwardly within the trunk, means being provided to guide said stem; said stem serving as a stop against which the burned end of a cigar is thrust preparatory to pinch,- ing, said bowl being made separately from said trunk, a post passing down through the trunk and through the bottom of the bowl, and means co-operative with said post to fasten said trunk to the bottom of the bowl.

7 A .smokers utensil including a main,

bowl and a hollow trunk standing therein, means for bolting said trunk to the bottom of the bowl, including a post having an annular seat-flange fitting in the hollow of the trunk, said post having a`projeetion extending down through the bottom of the bowl, and a fastening nut threaded upon said projection.

8. A smokers utensil including a bowl forming a main receptacle and having a floor, a hollow trunk rising from the floor of the bowl and open at its top, a cigar-pinching plate at the top of Asaid trunk, a cap mounted upon said trunk and movable to cooperate with said plate in pinching a cigar, and cross-grooves formed in the top of said cap to serve as cigar-rests, said cap being of substantially small diameter compared with the breadth of the bowl, so that the cigar falling o" from the cigarrest will fall within the bowl.

9. A smokers utensil including a bowl floor, a hollow trunk rising from the floor of the bowl and open at its top, a cap for said trunk serving as the upper jaw of aV cigar-extinguisher, and a co-operating cigarres-t or plate, said cap and plate being relatively movable, and provision being made for pinched-oil' ashes to drop within the hollow trunk.

l0. A smokers utensil including a bowl forming a main receptacle and having a floor, a hollow trunk rising from the Hoor ofthe bowl and open at its top, a cap for said trunk serving as the upper jaw ofacigar-extinguisher, and a co-operating cigar-rest or plate, said cap and plate being relatively movable, and provision being made for pinched-olf ashes to drop within the hollow trunk, said plate bein-g formed with ash-discharging perforations, and space being left between said plate and the brim of the trunk through which the accumulation of ashes may be emptied.

l1. A smokers utensil including a bowl forming a main receptacle and having a floor, a hollow trunk rising from the floor of the bowl and open at its top, a cap for said trunk serving as the upper jaw of a cigar-extinguisher, a co-operating cigar-rest or plate, said cap and plate being relatively movable, and provision being made for pinched-olf ashes to drop within the hollow trunk, said plate being formed with ash-discharging perforations, and space bein-g left between said plate and the brim of the. trunk through which the accumulation of ashes may be emptied, said cap being xed upon the top of a central stem, and a post mounted within said trunk and having a central perforation in which said stem slides up and down.

12. A smokers utensil including a bowl forming a main receptacle and having a lioor, a hollow trunk rising from the floor of the bowl and open at its top, a cap for said trunk serving as the upper jaw of a cigarextinguisher, a co-operating cigar-rest or plate, said cap and plate being relatively movable, and provision being made for pinched-oill ashes to drop within the hollow trunk, said plate being formed with a'shdischarging perforations, and space being left between said plate and the brim of the trunk through which the accumulation of co-operate with said plate in pinching a cigar, said plate being foraminous to permit the pinched-ofi' ashes to fall, and said cap being revoluble to scrape the ashes from the plate into the perforations through which they may drop into the trunk, said cap being of greater diameter than the .brim of the hollow trunk and concealing the edge of said brim.

14. A smokers utensil including a bowl forming a main receptacle and having a floor, a hollouT trunk rising from the floor of the bowl and open at its top, a cigar-pinching plate at the top of said trunk, and a cap mounted upon said trunk and movable to cooperate with said plate in pinching a cigar, said plate being foraminous to permit the pinched-oill ashes to fall, and said cap being revoluble to scrape the ashes from the plate into the perforations through which they may drop into the trunk, said cap being of greater diameter than the brim of the hollow trunk and concealing the edge of said brim, and the cap having at its bottom an undercut circular groove within which is received the top edge of the trunk.

' JACOB E. NEAHR. 

